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A North Carolina Judge ordered a homeschool mom to place her kids in public schools. [Emphasis mine]

A judge has ordered a mom to place her three home-schooled children in public school – even though the kids were excelling.

North Carolina Judge Ned Mangum told Venessa Mills, who was in the middle of a divorce battle, that public school will “challenge the ideas you’ve taught them.”

Robyn Williams, a fellow homeschool mom and former public school teacher, is frustrated by the judge’s order and worries about the rights of other home-schooling families.

“The judge clearly disregarded all of the evidence and decided to legislate from the bench,” she said. “My friend, Venessa Mills, just had her right to home school stripped away.

This is just the beginning of many more attacks on home schooling. Each year, there are more and more attempts at regulations to make the choice of home schooling nearly impossible for many. Without a diligent home school community and people who believe in parental rights, these attacks will become more successful. Watch your legislators; find local and state wide homes school groups; signup for alerts from the Home School Legal Defense Association; find parental rights groups like ParentalRights.org; get involved protecting your rights.

There will be a rally at the State Capital on March 24 in support of home schooling. Please share this with other North Carolinas homes schoolers.